Dose requirements for UVC disinfection of catheter biofilms

Biofouling

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-296

  Bak, Jimmy ^a   Ladefoged, Søren D ^b   Tvede, Michael ^b   Begovic, Tanja ^a   Gregersen, Annette ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Catheters; Contamination; Disinfection; UVC radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOFILM; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; URINE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CATHETERIZATION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOFILMS; CATHETERIZATION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 60549087175     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927010802716623     Document Type: Article

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